Welcome to Alloway Early Years Centre. We provide a safe, happy, purposeful and nurturing environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We are a vibrant Early Years Centre with spaces for 60 children. We are open from 9am – 3pm daily. Children in our centre are happy and motivated and enjoy learning through natural curiosity and inquiry.
In Alloway EYC we aim to provide a service of the highest quality for you and your child by:
- Providing a safe, welcoming environment in which your child will feel happy, secure and valued.
- Providing a stimulating learning environment meeting the developmental needs and interests of your child.
- Offering a range of learning experiences and activities to foster the emotional, social, physical, creative and intellectual development of your child.
- Nurturing, challenging and supporting your child in all aspects of his/her development.
Here are our Vision and Values for 2024-2025, created in consultation with pupils, parents and staff – Vision and Values
Click on the following link to view our Early Years Centre Handbook
EYC Handbook 2024-2025 updated Aug 2024
Click on the following link for our new parent/family information booklet and Induction PowerPoint –
Handbook Information for Parents 2024-2025
See our recent Care Inspectorate Report
Staff
Head Teacher – Mrs Fiona Meney
Depute Head Teacher – Mrs Lauren Miller
Senior Early Years Practitioner – Miss Kirsty McCallum
Early Years Practitioners:
Mrs Haley Hughes, Miss Caoilin Gibson, Mrs Julie Lorimer, Mrs Anne Ahmed, Mrs Evelyn Easton , Mrs Libby Pollock, Mrs Haley Fraser, Mr Ryan McGill and Miss Kayleigh Adgie
School Assistant: Miss Abigail McLaughin (temp)
Session times
- Monday – Friday 9am-3pm (additional hours can be purchased through the local authority. Children can attend from 8:30am-4:00pm using purchased hours).
Sharing Information with Parents/Carers
We will share information with parents and carers on a regular basis through the following methods:
- Termly Newsletters (using SWAY)
- Letters
- Email and text communication
- Phone calls
- Learning Journals
- Our Twitter feed – @Alloway EYC
Letters and Newsletters 2024-2025
Dec 2024 – EYC Newsletter – December 2024 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre
Dec 2024 – Dec 2024 – Polar Express
Oct 2024 – EYC Newsletter –October 2024 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre
Sept 2024 – Church Stay and Play – Sept 2024 – EYC Church Stay and Play 1 Dec 2024 – Christmas updates
Aug 2024 – Bookbug Invite – Aug 2024 Bookbug Invite
Aug 2024 – EYC Newsletter – August 2024 Newsletter Alloway Early Years Centre
Letters and Newsletters 2023-2024
Mar 2024 – EYC Newsletter – March 2024 Newsletter
Sept 2023 – Church Stay and Play Session 1
Stay and Play and Reporting Updates
June 2023 Newsletter Alloway Early Years Centre
Dumfries House Trip-EYC May 2023
IMPORTANT EYC Industrial Action
Care Plan Appointments Jan 2023
December 2022 Newsletter – Alloway Early Years Centre
Church Stay and Play Parent Letter Nov 2022
Nursery-Rozelle Trip September 2022
COVID19 TB letter version june 2022
Speech and Language
Development of speech and language is incredibly important in the early years. In South Ayrshire we work closely with the Speech and Language Therapy team. Please feel free to contact SLT team or Early Years Centre staff for more information or if you have a concern. Early intervention is key and NHS Speech and Language services offer a virtual drop in or phone helpline which allows parents/carers to discuss any concerns with a therapist. 
Policies
We review our policies annually to ensure that they are current. We have electronic copies available of all our policies. If you wish a copy please email Alloway.Mail@south-ayrshire.gov.uk and request a copy. A hard copy of the folder is available in our welcome corridor.
A full list of of policies can be found here –
All policies can be accessed through the Policy section on the school website.
SAC Family Learning Worker
Our family learning worker is Nicola Lawrence. She runs PEEP and Bookbug sessions and engages with families for individual supports.
Duty of Candour
The new Duty of Candour came into effect on 1 April 2018. It affects all health, social work and care services except childminders. It means that services must take specific steps to carry out their Duty of Candour when a serious adverse event happens. They will need to let the people affected know, offer to meet with them, and apologise. This is an important part of being open with people who experience care, and also learning from things that go wrong.
Please find our Annual Duty of Candour Reports:
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2018-19
Alloway EYC Duty of Candour Report April 2019-20
Alloway EYC Duty of Candour Report April 2020-21
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2021-22
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2022-23
Alloway-EYC-Duty-of-Candour-Report-April-2023-2024
